AIM The aim of this study was to test the agreement between orthopantomography (OPG) based 2D measurements and the KPG index, a new index based on 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) images, in predicting orthodontic treatment duration and difficulty level of impacted maxillary canines. MATERIALS AND METHODS OPG and CBCT images of 105 impacted canines were independently scored by three or...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of impacted and supernumerary teeth, apart from third molars. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective study of 1.239 panoramic radiographs taken of patients who presented to the Department of Dentoalveolar Surgery, Implantology and Radiology at the School of Dentistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece be...

intraosseous movement of an unerupted tooth across the midline of the jaw is known as dental transmigration. this infrequent event is mostly found in the mandibular canines. there are four new cases of mandibular canine transmigration presented here. the literature on this anomalous phenomenon is also reviewed.

statement of the problem removal of impacted third molars is the most common oral surgical procedure. many investigators have questioned the necessity of removal in patients who are free of symptoms or associated pathologies. there are currently no data on the prevalence of impacted teeth and associated pathologies in the hamadani population. purpose the aim of this study was to assess the stat...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the movement of impacted canines away from the roots of neighboring teeth before full-mouth bracket placement, performed by means of TADs to decrease undesired side effects on adjacent teeth. METHODS The study sample consisted of 34 palatally impacted canines, being 19 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group. In the experimental gr...

INTRODUCTION A dentigerous cyst is the most common developmental odontogenic cyst and is frequently noted as an incidental finding on radiographs. The most common teeth affected are impacted mandibular third molars and permanent maxillary canines. This case involves a dentigerous cyst encompassing the right and left impacted mandibular canines and crossing the midline. This is, to the best of o...